MonaVie is an antioxidant supplement, it's a health drink, it's more than JUST JUICE.
The price is good at wholesale which I think is the only way you can buy it. I have a friend that gets it for me at distributor prices. There's nothing wrong with direct selling. Avon, Mary Kay, Amway, if you use any of their products, you can't walk into Wal-mart and get those products that you like, even Tupperware.
How much do you spend a cup of coffee at Starbucks? A Tall is typically $1.95 + tax and I know people that get 2 or 3 of those a day, they prob spend $100 + /mo on coffee from vendors.
I've only been drinking the MX and it has relived my Rheumatoid Arthritic pain (I have had RA for 10 yrs) and stiffness! I also have way more energy than I did before as well as my biologicals and other meds made me chronically fatigued before this health drink.
This health drink and what it contains, would have to be replaced by 6 - 10 different bottles of vitamins and taken 2 to 3 times a day and a dose of 2 pills per dose to have the same effect. That's a lot of vitamin pills to swallow!
You'd need a standard one-a-day vitamin $10 (the cheap stuff)
A good B Complex - $15
Vitamin D w/Calcium $11 (again the cheap stuff)
Glucosimine, the GOOD stuff, like GNC Triflex, Caplets, roughly $60 for 200 and you need 3 x daily
Now let's add a few good pro-biotics into the mix $35 (the medium price)
And don't forget the ACTA-RESVERATROL $31.99
You do the math.
Remember that Monavie MX does not contain artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners, or added sugar. The calories are far less than if you drank each of those juices on their own, because they are all cocktails.
Folks, you get what you pay for! I am much happier tossing out my dozens of bottles of vitamins for one 2 oz chug per day, sometimes twice a day. NO MORE, it's very rich. My friend gives it to her dog for a disease and he's doing amazing on it. I would give it to my cat, but he's diabetic.
Does MonaVie make me not have to take my RA meds? No, that's silly, if it did it would be cure and there is no cure for RA. It's a fantastic remedy for anyone with an autoimmune disorder or suffering from joint pain and stiffness. My blood pressure has also been better since being on the juice.
Actually, it is bad
Scam!
Yes it would work and it is expensive! - Yes it would work, but for the nutritional value. It is very expensive (holding one in my hand right now.)
It also depends on each individual as to what you want to achieve. If it is high antioxidant then yes Acai is good however it pays to check your products as Acai is super potent in pure acai form - freeze dried and from reliable sources plus independently tested to ensure integrity after manufacture/packaging. In fact for less price I have come across one which is ten times more effective.
I would use the MonaVie for taste alone. There is one downside, for me, and that is that it contains sodium benzoate which does have some controversy (when it interacts with certain artificial colours it has been shown to contribute to hyperactivity, and a different aspect is shown here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/*******?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum